The Northwest Forest Plan: Origins, components, implementation experience, and suggestions for change

Conservation Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 277-287

  Thomas, Jack Ward ^a   Franklin, Jerry F ^b   Gordon, John ^c   Johnson, K Norman ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Interforest LLC   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Federal forest planning; Northern Spotted Owl; Old growth; Timber harvest

Indexed keywords

OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RAPTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TIMBER HARVESTING;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TREE; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; TREES;

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 33645095926     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00385.x     Document Type: Review

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